剥
HSK 7–9

剥 (bō): peel

bō

peel

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Pinyin

bō

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

peel

How to Write 剥 (bō)

剥 is written in 10 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
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Origin of 剥

A phono-semantic compound: 刂 (knife) carries the meaning, and 录 hints at the pronunciation.

What 剥 is Made Of

剥 is built from 2 components:

录to copy, to record, to write down
刂knife

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Words Using 剥

Common Chinese words that contain 剥:

剥削

bōxuē

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